Putnam Co. Rescue Squad Member Presented Medal Of Valor At White House Today
President Donald Trump presented Putnam County Rescue Squad member Sean Ochsenbein with the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor today. The President presented the award during an event that was livestreamed from the White House this afternoon. In 2016, while on vacation, Ochsenbein helped pull a man from a burning vehicle in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Ochsenbein was […]
Bailey Co-Sponsors Property Tax Relief Bill For Elderly And veterans
A bill benefiting veterans received final State Senate approval last week. Senator Paul Bailey co-sponsored the bill, which will ensure that veterans can continue to qualify for property tax relief if they are hospitalized or temporarily placed in a nursing home but intend to return home. Bailey said there have been cases where the property […]
White Co. Anti-Drug Coalition Hosting Naloxone Training Event Next Week
The White County Anti-Drug Coalition will be hosting a community-wide training event on how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone. Drug Coalition President Beth Kirby said she encouraging everyone to attend the event. “Anyone who may be misusing any type of an opioid, please come and learn how to use this and have […]
Progress Being Made On New Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic
Progress continues to be made on the new Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic on North Dixie Avenue. “The building is paid for, which is what’s so exciting to me,” Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic Executive Director Nancy Knowlton said. “The generosity of this town is just amazing. We had two $100,000 matching grants and it’s taken care of. Anything […]
Crossville Man pleads Guilty To TennCare Fraud
A Cumberland County man has pleaded guilty to TennCare fraud and sale of oxycodone that he obtained using TennCare benefits. 55-year-old Danny Lynn Robbins has received a 5-year prison sentence with on year to serve and the balance on supervised probation. Robbins admitted in court to obtaining oxycodone using TennCare benefits and then selling the […]
Cookeville Man Arrested For Allegedly Patronizing Prostitution
Putnam County authorities have arrested a Cookeville man for allegedly patronizing prostitution. 34-year-old Daniel Jose Baltazar of Peek Drive was arrested Saturday and is under a $150,000 bond at the Putnam County Jail. A warrant for his arrest states that he approached an undercover agent who posed as a 15-year-old girl to exchange money for […]
